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The Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement (MINE) Task Force – East division conducted a search warrant at a residence in Newton on Tuesday, November 7, at approximately 9:30 in the morning.

The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office, Newton Police Department, and Newton Fire Department provided assistance with the execution of the warrant. Numerous drugs and related items were located inside the residence including heroin, methamphetamine, cocaine, prescription pills, and drug paraphernalia.

The following individuals were present at the residence during the execution of the search warrant and were arrested and transported to the Jasper County Jail: Tyler Michael Gilbert, Crystal Lynn Mendenhall, Jeffrey Alan Waddell, William Lee Filson, and Mary Jo Sliger. Tyler Gilbert also had multiple arrest warrants. This warrant was executed in an expeditious manner due to the numerous heroin overdoses that have occurred in the community of Newton within the last week.

Through an investigation, MINE Task Force Detectives were able to gather evidence, which indicates that Gilbert and Mendenhall were distributing heroin and other controlled substances in the community of Newton.

Additional charges are pending.

Here is a list of the six individuals arrested by the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department:

Tyler Michael Gilbert, 24-years-old, of Newton is charged with the following: Possession of heroin with intent to deliver, C Felony; Possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, B Felony; Possession of cocaine with intent to deliver, C Felony; Possession of prescription pills with intent to deliver, C Felony; Possession of prescription pills with intent to deliver, Aggravated Misdemeanor; and Violation of drug tax stamp – methamphetamine, two counts with prescription pills, D Felony.

Crystal Lynn Mendenhall, 31, of Newton, is charged with the following: Possession of heroin with intent to deliver, C Felony; Possession of methamphetamine with intent to deliver, B Felony; Possession of cocaine with intent to deliver, C Felony; Possession of prescription pills with intent to deliver, C Felony; Possession of prescription pills with intent to deliver, Aggravated Misdemeanor; and Violation of drug tax stamp – methamphetamine, two counts with prescription pills, D Felony.

Jeffrey Alan Waddell, 41, of Newton, is charged with the following: Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, simple misdemeanor.

William Lee Filson, 45, of Newton, is charged with the following: Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, simple misdemeanor, and Possession of methamphetamine, serious misdemeanor.

Julie Ann Waddell, 61, of Colfax, IA, was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, simple misdemeanor.

Mary Jo Sliger, 49, of Newton, was charged with the following; Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, simple misdemeanor, and Possession of methamphetamine, serious misdemeanor.

***Criminal charges are merely an allegation and all subjects are considered innocent until proven

guilty.

Twenty-one year old, Alex Trent VanderVeer, of Knoxville, Iowa, was sentenced to 136 months in prison on October 20, 2017 for enticement and attempted enticement of a minor to engage in illicit sexual activities.

VanderVeer will serve 30 years of supervised release following imprisonment and pay $100 to the Crime Victims’ Fund. VanderVeer pled guilty to the charges on June 21, 2017. As part of his plea, VanderVeer admitted that approximately between February 20, and through approximately February 23, 2017, he used a facility of interstate commerce, namely the internet and internet-based services, to violate the federal statute. VanderVeer further admitted that he knowingly used the facility of interstate commerce with the intent to persuade or entice a 14-year-old female to engage in illegal sexual activity, namely sexual intercourse with an adult more than four years older. VanderVeer is awaiting trial in Jasper County on charges of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old minor.

This matter was investigated by the Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations, Office of the Inspector General, Marion County Attorney’s Office, Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Knoxville Police Department, Jasper County Attorney’s Office, Newton Police Department, and Mid Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force.

This case was prosecuted by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa as part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s “Project Safe Childhood” initiative, which was started in 2006 as a nation-wide effort to combine law enforcement investigations and prosecutions, community action, and public awareness in order to reduce the incidence of sexual exploitation of children.

Any persons having knowledge of a child being sexually abused are encouraged to call the 24-hour Iowa Sexual Abuse Hotline at 1-800-284-7821. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) also operates a Cyber Tip line at www.cybertipline.com that allows parents and children to report child pornography and other incidents of sexual exploitation of children by submitting an online form.

NCMEC also maintains a 24-hour hotline at 1-800-THE-LOST, and a website at www.missingkids.com. Complaints received by NCMEC that indicate a violation of federal law are referred to the law enforcement for appropriate action.

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